Olivia Fergusson

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Olivia Fergusson
Personal information
Full name Olivia Mary Fergusson [1]
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Burntwood, Staffordshire, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 9
Youth career
Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Aston Villa 30 (6)
2016–2018 Bristol City 34 (3)
2018–2019 Yeovil Town 20 (1)
2019–2020 Sheffield United 14 (7)
2020–2021 Leicester City 8 (0)
2021–2022 Coventry United 20 (1)
2022–2023 Celtic 26 (3)
2023–2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 (6)
2024– Wellington Phoenix 15 (3)
International career‡
2012 England U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2018

Olivia Mary Fergusson (born 27 March 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women.

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Club career

Aston Villa

Fergusson started her career at Aston Villa after graduating from the club's centre of excellence. Fergusson went on to score 8 goals in the 2015 for the club. [2] She left following the expiration of her contract at the end of the 2015 season.

Bristol City

On 4 February 2016, it was announced that Ferguson had joined Bristol City. [2] Fergusson made 6 appearances in her first season for Bristol. The following season, Fergusson made 12 league appearances did not score for her new club in a season where Bristol came 8th in the FA Women's Super League. [3]

Yeovil Town

On 18 August 2018, it was announced that Fergusson ahad joined Yeovil Town. [4] In the 2018–19 season, Fergusson played 20 games as well as scoring her only league goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to Manchester City on 28 April 2019. [5]

Sheffield United

Following Yeovil's relegation to the third-tier, Fergusson joined Sheffield United on 11 July 2019. [6] She scored 7 goals in the Championship as Sheffield United finished 2nd. She left at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. [7]

Leicester City

After departing Sheffield, Fergusson joined Leicester City. [8] She left the club at the end of her contract in June 2021. [9]

Coventry United

In July 2021, a week after leaving Leicester City, Fergusson joined Coventry United on a two-year deal. [10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 8 July 2023, Fergusson signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers, which she is also a lifelong fan of. [11]

Wellington Phoenix

In August 2024, Fergusson left England to go overseas and signed with A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix. [12]

International career

Fergusson has represented at U17 level for her country playing 6 times and scoring 1 goal. These games came in the qualifying for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship but England failed to get passed the elite round of qualifying.

Fergusson represented England at U23 level during a double header friendlies vs Norway and during the 2018 Nordic Cup in Sweden.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 February 2020 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2014 WSL 2 1311040181
2015 1752131227
Total3063171408
Bristol City 2016 WSL 2 1632000183
2017 WSL 1 60——60
2017–18 1201040170
Total3433040413
Yeovil Town 2018–19 WSL 2011041252
Sheffield United 2019–20 Championship 1471060217
Career total98178121212720

References

  1. ↑ "Match Report RUS-GBR 2:1" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Olivia Fergusson Joins Bristol City Women". www.bristolcitywfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Summary – Women's Super League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Yeovil Town Ladies: Olivia Fergusson joined Women's Super League club". 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City vs. Yeovil Town – 28 April 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Olivia Fergusson signs for the Blades". www.sufc.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Tierney and Fergusson depart". www.sufc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "LCFC Women: Meet The 2020/21 Squad". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Leicester City Women: Remi Allen & Charlotte Fleming among nine to leave Women's Super League side". BBC Sport. 30 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Pentland, Daniel (5 July 2021). "Coventry United complete the signing of former Leicester City forward Fergusson". FAWSL Full-Time.
  11. ↑ "Fergusson becomes first summer signing". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nix land new visa forward". Wellington Phoenix . 9 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "O. Fergusson Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.


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